Add, Edit, or Delete an Administrator in the Cloud Administration Console
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Add, Edit, or Delete an Administrator in the Cloud Administration Console

A Super Admin can perform the following tasks in the Cloud Administration Console:

Super Admins can add Help Desk Admins. For a complete list of Help Desk tasks, see Administrative Roles for the Cloud Administration Console.

Add an Administrator

Note:  RSA recommends that you add multiple Super Admins to ensure that one can always perform tasks if other administrators are disabled or deleted. Also, if one Super Admin account needs a password reset, another Super Admin can access the account and change the password.

If you want to enable access to the identity router API, see Enable Access to the Identity Router API .

Procedure 

  1. In the Cloud Administration Console, click My Account > Administrators.
  2. Click Add an Administrator.
    The Add Administrator page appears.
  3. In the Administrator Role field, select Super Administrator or Help Desk Administrator. This assigns a role to the new administrator or can be used to promote the Help Desk Admin. If you are promoting the Help Desk Admin, skip the remaining steps and click Save and Finish.
  4. In the Username (in Email Format) field, enter the email address of the user for the new account. For example, jsmith@yourcompany.com.
  5. In the Full Name field, specify the full name of the user. For example, John Smith.
  6. In the New Password field, enter an account password. The password must contain at least nine characters in the usual deployment or fifteen characters in the SecurID® Federal. The maximum allowed length for the password is 100 characters. The password must contain at least one of each of the following:
    • One uppercase letter
    • One lowercase letter
    • One number
    • One special character

    RSA makes an effort to prevent the use of passwords that are publicly listed as compromised in known data breaches. Administrator passwords are compared against the list of compromised passwords provided in the file available at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/PwnedPasswordsTop100k.txt. RSA also regularly monitors for updates to the compromised password list and refreshes it as necessary.

  7. In the Confirm New Password field, type the new password again.
  8. (Optional) To require the new administrator to change the account password after the first sign-in, select Requires password reset after sign-in.
    The new administrator will be prompted to change the account password after signing in for the first time.
  9. (Optional) In the Notes field, type any additional details you wish to include or communicate to the administrator.
  10. In the API Configuration section, click Enable the Identity Router REST API. (Optional)
  11. The Access ID and Access Key display according to the administrator account information.
  12. From the Network Zone list, select one of the pre-configured network zones. For more information, see Manage Networks

    Note:  Each existing administrator valid network is now automatically mapped to a corresponding Network Zone. The Network Zone is named using the format <adminEmail> IDR API Network Zone (For example, test@rsa.com IDR API Network Zone).

  13. Click Save and Finish.
    The account changes take effect immediately.

After you finish

Provide the new administrator with the account credentials for signing into the Cloud Administration Console for the first time.

Edit an Administrator

A Super Admin for the Cloud Administration Console can edit settings for any other administrator for the Cloud Administration Console, for example, to reset the password. A Help Desk Admin cannot edit administrator settings.

Procedure 

  1. In the Cloud Administration Console, click My Account > Administrators.
  2. (Optional) To unlock an account, select Unlock from the drop-down list.
  3. Next to the administrator you want to edit, click Edit.
  4. (Optional) If you want to change the administrator's role, select a role.
  5. (Optional) In the Username (In Email Format) field, enter the email address of the user. For example, jsmith@yourcompany.com.
  6. (Optional) In the Full Name field, specify the full name of the user. For example, John Smith.
  7.  (Optional) To change the account password, do the following:
    1. In the New Password field, enter an account password. The password must contain at least nine characters in the usual deployment or fifteen characters in the SecurID® Federal. The password must contain at least one of each of the following:
      • One uppercase letter
      • One lowercase letter
      • One number
      • One special character

      You cannot repeat any of the last twenty-four passwords. When prompted, at least half of the new characters in the new password must differ from the previous password. RSA makes an effort to prevent the use of passwords that are publicly listed as compromised in known data breaches. Administrator passwords are compared against the list of compromised passwords provided in the file available at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/PwnedPasswordsTop100k.txt. RSA also regularly monitors for updates to the compromised password list and refreshes it as necessary.

    2. In the Confirm New Password field, type the new password again.
  8. (Optional) To require the administrator to change the account password after signing in with the new password, select Requires password reset after sign-in.

  9. (Optional) In the Notes field, modify the information you wish to provide to the administrator.

  10. Click Save and Finish.
    The account changes take effect immediately.

Delete an Administrator

Procedure 

  1. In the Cloud Administration Console, click My Account > Administrators.
  2. Next to the administrator you want to remove, select Remove Account from the Edit drop-down list.
  3. To confirm that you want to remove the account, click Delete on the Delete Admin User dialog box.

Results

The deleted administrator may no longer sign in to the Cloud Administration Console.

 

Concept Information

Administrative Roles for the Cloud Administration Console

Reference Materials

Manage Administrators for the Cloud Administration Console

Related Tasks

Change the Identity Router Administrator Password Using the Identity Router Setup Console

Change Your Account Name and Password in the Cloud Administration Console

Configure Session and Authentication Method Settings

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